Merības ūdeņi
(2Moz 17:1–7)1 Pirmajā mēnesī visa Israēla dēlu sapulce nonāca Cīna tuksnesī un tauta apmetās Kādēšā. Mirjāma nomira un tur tika apglabāta. 2 Sapulcei nebija ūdens, un viņi sacēlās pret Mozu un Āronu. 3 Tauta strīdējās ar Mozu un teica: “Kaut mēs būtu iznīkuši tad, kad Kunga priekšā iznīka mūsu brāļi! 4 Kāpēc tu atvedi Kunga pulku uz šo tuksnesi, lai šeit nomirtu gan mēs, gan mūsu ganāmpulki?! 5 Kāpēc tu mūs aizvedi no Ēģiptes un atvedi mūs uz šo slikto vietu? Te nav kur sēt labību, nav ne vīģes koku, ne vīnakoku, ne granātābolu un nav ūdens, ko dzert!” 6 Tad Mozus un Ārons no sapulces aizgāja pie Saiešanas telts durvīm, krita uz sava vaiga, un tiem parādījās Kunga godība.
7 Un Kungs sacīja Mozum: 8 “Ņem spieķi, sasauc sapulci – tu un tavs brālis Ārons – un runājiet, tai redzot, uz klinti, tad tā dos ūdeni. Tā tu iegūsi viņiem ūdeni no klints un padzirdīsi visu sapulci un tās ganāmpulkus!” 9 Un Mozus ņēma spieķi, kas bija stāvējis Kunga priekšā, kā Kungs bija pavēlējis. 10 Un Mozus un Ārons sapulcināja visu sapulci klints priekšā un teica tiem: “Klausieties nu, jūs dumpinieki! Vai lai no šīs klints mēs jums iegūstam ūdeni?!” 11 Tad Mozus pacēla roku un divas reizes sita pa klinti ar savu spieķi, un izplūda daudz ūdens, un dzēra visa sapulce un tās ganāmpulki.
12 Un Kungs sacīja Mozum un Āronam: “Tādēļ ka jūs man neticējāt, neatklājāt manu svētumu, Israēla dēliem redzot, jūs neaizvedīsiet šo pulku uz zemi, ko es tiem esmu devis!” 13 Šie ir Merības ūdeņi, kur Israēla dēli strīdējās ar Kungu, bet viņš tiem atklājās svēts.
Edomieši liedz šķērsot savas robežas
14 No Kādēšas Mozus sūtīja vēstnešus pie Edoma ķēniņa: “Tā saka tavs brālis Israēls: tu zini visas nelaimes, kas mums notikušas, – 15 kā mūsu tēvi aizgāja uz Ēģipti un mēs mitām Ēģiptē ilgu laiku, un ēģiptieši darīja ļaunu mums un mūsu tēviem, 16 un mēs brēcām uz Kungu, un viņš mūs sadzirdēja un sūtīja eņģeli, un izveda mūs no Ēģiptes, un, redzi, mēs esam Kādēšā, pilsētā, kas ir blakus tavām robežām. 17 Ļauj mums iziet cauri tavai zemei – mēs neiesim cauri laukiem vai vīnadārziem, mēs nedzersim ūdeni no akām, mēs iesim pa ķēniņa ceļu, mēs nenogriezīsimies ne pa labi, ne pa kreisi, kamēr nebūsim izgājuši cauri tavām robežām.” 18 Bet Edoms viņam teica: “Tu neiesi cauri manām robežām! Citādi ar zobenu nākšu tev pretī!” 19 Un Israēla dēli viņam teica: “Mēs iesim tikai pa ceļu, un, ja es vai mans ganāmpulks dzers tavu ūdeni, mēs par to samaksāsim – kāda runa! – mēs tikai iziesim cauri!” 20 Taču viņš teica: “Tu neiesi cauri!” – un Edoms iznāca viņiem pretī ar daudz ļaudīm un lielu pārspēku. 21 Edoms liedza Israēlam iziet cauri savām robežām, un Israēls nogriezās pa citu ceļu.
Ārona nāve
22 Israēla dēli aizgāja no Kādēšas, un visa sapulce nonāca pie Hora kalna. 23 Un Kungs sacīja Mozum un Āronam Hora kalnā pie Edoma zemes robežām: 24 “Lai Ārons tiek piepulcināts savai tautai, jo viņš neieies tajā zemē, ko es dodu Israēla dēliem, tādēļ ka jūs dumpojāt pret mani pie Merības ūdeņiem! 25 Ņem Āronu un viņa dēlu Elāzāru un uzved tos Hora kalnā. 26 Noģērb Āronam drānas un uzģērb tās viņa dēlam Elāzāram, bet Ārons lai tiek piepulcināts un nomirst tur!” 27 Un Mozus darīja, kā Kungs pavēlēja, un, visai sapulcei redzot, viņi uzkāpa Hora kalnā. 28 Mozus novilka Āronam drānas un ietērpa tajās viņa dēlu Elāzāru, un Ārons nomira tur kalna galā. Pēc tam Mozus un Elāzārs nokāpa no kalna. 29 Visa sapulce redzēja, ka Ārons ir nomiris, un viss Israēla nams apraudāja Āronu trīsdesmit dienas.
Events at Kadesh
(Exodus 17.1-7)1 In the first month the whole community of Israel came to the wilderness of Zin and camped at Kadesh. There Miriam died and was buried.
2 There was no water where they camped, so the people gathered around Moses and Aaron 3 and complained: “It would have been better if we had died in front of the Lord's Tent along with the other Israelites. 4 Why have you brought us out into this wilderness? Just so that we can die here with our animals? 5 Why did you bring us out of Egypt into this miserable place where nothing will grow? There's no grain, no figs, no grapes, no pomegranates. There is not even any water to drink!” 6 Moses and Aaron moved away from the people and stood at the entrance of the Tent. They bowed down with their faces to the ground, and the dazzling light of the Lord's presence appeared to them.
7 The Lord said to Moses, 8 “Take the stick that is in front of the Covenant Box, and then you and Aaron assemble the whole community. There in front of them all speak to that rock over there, and water will gush out of it. In this way you will bring water out of the rock for the people, for them and their animals to drink.” 9 Moses went and got the stick, as the Lord had commanded.
10 He and Aaron assembled the whole community in front of the rock, and Moses said, “Listen, you rebels! Do we have to get water out of this rock for you?” 11 Then Moses raised the stick and struck the rock twice with it, and a great stream of water gushed out, and all the people and animals drank.
12 But the Lord reprimanded Moses and Aaron. He said, “Because you did not have enough faith to acknowledge my holy power before the people of Israel, you will not lead them into the land that I promised to give them.”
13 This happened at Meribah, where the people of Israel complained against the Lord and where he showed them that he is holy.
The King of Edom Refuses to Let Israel Pass
14 Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom. They said, “This message is from your kinsmen, the tribes of Israel. You know the hardships we have suffered, 15 how our ancestors went to Egypt, where we lived many years. The Egyptians mistreated our ancestors and us, 16 and we cried to the Lord for help. He heard our cry and sent an angel, who led us out of Egypt. Now we are at Kadesh, a town at the border of your territory. 17 Please permit us to pass through your land. We and our cattle will not leave the road or go into your fields or vineyards, and we will not drink from your wells. We will stay on the main road until we are out of your territory.”
18 But the Edomites answered, “We refuse to let you pass through our country! If you try, we will march out and attack you.”
19 The people of Israel said, “We will stay on the main road, and if we or our animals drink any of your water, we will pay for it—all we want is to pass through.”
20 The Edomites repeated, “We refuse!” and they marched out with a powerful army to attack the people of Israel. 21 Because the Edomites would not let the Israelites pass through their territory, the Israelites turned and went another way.
The Death of Aaron
22 The whole community of Israel left Kadesh and arrived at Mount Hor, 23 on the border of Edom. There the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 24 “Aaron is not going to enter the land which I promised to give to Israel; he is going to die, because the two of you rebelled against my command at Meribah. 25 Take Aaron and his son Eleazar up Mount Hor, 26 and there remove Aaron's priestly robes and put them on Eleazar. Aaron is going to die there.” 27 Moses did what the Lord had commanded. They went up Mount Hor in the sight of the whole community, 28 and Moses removed Aaron's priestly robes and put them on Eleazar. There on the top of the mountain Aaron died, and Moses and Eleazar came back down. 29 The whole community learned that Aaron had died, and they all mourned for him for thirty days.
